1997 NBL season explained

1997 NBL season
League:	National Basketball League
Season:	1997
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	1997 NBL Finals
Runners Up:	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Semifinalists:	North Melbourne Giants Perth Wildcats
Teams:	11
Dates:	11 April – 1 November 1997
Season Champs:	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Tv:	Australia:
Mvp Link:	NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
Mvp N:	AUS
Finals Mvp Link:	NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final
Finals Mvp N:	USA
Ppg:	31.5
Ppg N:	AUS
Top Scorer Link:	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
Seasonslist:	List of NBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:	NBL
Prevseason Link:	1996 NBL season
Prevseason Year:	1996
Nextseason Link:	1998 NBL season
Nextseason Year:	1998

The 1997 NBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. The Hobart Devils, Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers did not return this season.

Regular season

The 1997 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 April 1997 and 29 September 1997.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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Round 22

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Round 23

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Round 24

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Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).

²Adelaide 36ers won Head-to-Head (2-1).

³Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals

See main article: 1997 NBL Finals.

Elimination Finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final

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1997 NBL statistics leaders


Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game			30.9
Rebounds per game			13.7
Assists per game			8.9
Steals per game			3.3
Blocks per game			4.3
Free throw percentage			88.2%

NBL awards

Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Lanard Copeland, Melbourne Tigers
Best Defensive Player: Mike Kelly, South East Melbourne Magic
Most Improved Player: Ben Pepper, Newcastle Falcons
Rookie of the Year: Matthew Nielsen, Sydney Kings
Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze, Melbourne Tigers & Brian Goorjian, South East Melbourne Magic

All NBL Team

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PG		Townsville Suns
SG		Canberra Cannons
SF		Melbourne Tigers
PF		Townsville Suns
C		Melbourne Tigers